Post by The Sandmen on Feb 27, 2013 17:26:54 GMT -5
Amanda Nunes glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Marianna Kheyfets looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Amanda Nunes and Marianna Kheyfets touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets moves forward and launches a low kick.
Nunes blocks that.
Marianna Kheyfets gets sloppy and Amanda Nunes tries to take advantage...
Nunes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Kheyfets stops that one with her ribs!
A punch from Marianna Kheyfets
grazes Nunes's right cheek.
Marianna Kheyfets seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
A high kick from Marianna Kheyfets
glances off Nunes.
Nunes moves backwards and Marianna Kheyfets is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Nunes throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Kheyfets's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets goes with a looping right hand while Amanda Nunes jumps back and jabs
Nunes seems staggered and Marianna Kheyfets runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Kheyfets looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Kheyfets measures the resilience of Nunes's chin with an uppercut while Nunes lands some great crosses.
Marianna Kheyfets and Nunes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Marianna Kheyfets is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Marianna Kheyfets shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Amanda Nunes is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Kheyfets into her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Nunes
Kheyfets is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Nunes
Kheyfets use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) is cheering her!
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes tries to turn away and scramble out. Marianna Kheyfets takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
That rear naked choke looks tight...
Kheyfets is locking that rear naked choke...
Kheyfets is locking that rear naked choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Nunes's eyes...
She can't lock it up. Amanda Nunes spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) are cheering for the fighters.
Kheyfets steps backwards away from Amanda Nunes. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Kheyfets and Nunes circle around the center of the cage.
Kheyfets studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Nunes and Kheyfets circle around the center of the cage.
Nunes steps backwards away from Marianna Kheyfets. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kheyfets steps backwards away from Amanda Nunes. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Kheyfets is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Nunes moves forward looking for some action
Marianna Kheyfets struggles a bit before breaking Nunes's attemp of grappling
Quick hook by Amanda Nunes
glances off Kheyfets's arms.
Kheyfets tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kheyfets fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Amanda Nunes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Amanda Nunes launches a few punches to Kheyfets's cheek from the guard.
Marianna Kheyfets uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Pitty-pat punches from Kheyfets
They're bothering Nunes even though they aren't hurting her.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Kheyfets cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Nunes can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Nunes tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Kheyfets moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Nunes
Marianna Kheyfets tries to free her leg
Marianna Kheyfets uses some of her skill by jumping out of Nunes's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Marianna Kheyfets isolates Amanda Nunes's right arm looking for an armbar...
Amanda Nunes manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Marianna Kheyfets lost her dominant position.
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Nunes
She succeeds!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Marianna Kheyfets, but it's close.
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Round 2
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A bunch of leg kicks from Marianna Kheyfets
are bothering her opponent.
Marianna Kheyfets circles around Nunes
Kheyfets moves forward looking for some action
Marianna Kheyfets shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marianna Kheyfets embrace and tries to move away...
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes tries to take Marianna Kheyfets down... Kheyfets stumbles backwards and Amanda Nunes launches a few punches...
Marianna Kheyfets dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Kheyfets tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Marianna Kheyfets locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Amanda Nunes brings Marianna Kheyfets down to the ground and pulls her head out.
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Nunes is in closed guard... Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Amanda Nunes!
Marianna Kheyfets is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Kheyfets goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Nunes's eyes...
Kheyfets is locking that Armbar...
Nunes's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Nunes's eyes...
That Armbar from Marianna Kheyfets appears to be unbreakable
Nunes struggles to free herself
John McCarthy breaks Marianna Kheyfets's lock! This is over! Nunes didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Marianna Kheyfets by Submission (Armbar) at 1:03 Round 2
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 6/17 (35%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 15/20 (75%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Decent show. Mainly the Kheyfets show, but it wasn’t un-decent none-the-less.
Marianna Kheyfets looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Amanda Nunes and Marianna Kheyfets touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets moves forward and launches a low kick.
Nunes blocks that.
Marianna Kheyfets gets sloppy and Amanda Nunes tries to take advantage...
Nunes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Kheyfets stops that one with her ribs!
A punch from Marianna Kheyfets
grazes Nunes's right cheek.
Marianna Kheyfets seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
A high kick from Marianna Kheyfets
glances off Nunes.
Nunes moves backwards and Marianna Kheyfets is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Nunes throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Kheyfets's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets goes with a looping right hand while Amanda Nunes jumps back and jabs
Nunes seems staggered and Marianna Kheyfets runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Kheyfets looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Kheyfets measures the resilience of Nunes's chin with an uppercut while Nunes lands some great crosses.
Marianna Kheyfets and Nunes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Marianna Kheyfets is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Marianna Kheyfets shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Amanda Nunes is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Kheyfets into her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Nunes
Kheyfets is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Nunes
Kheyfets use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) is cheering her!
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes tries to turn away and scramble out. Marianna Kheyfets takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
That rear naked choke looks tight...
Kheyfets is locking that rear naked choke...
Kheyfets is locking that rear naked choke...
You can see the pain reflected in Nunes's eyes...
She can't lock it up. Amanda Nunes spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) are cheering for the fighters.
Kheyfets steps backwards away from Amanda Nunes. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Kheyfets and Nunes circle around the center of the cage.
Kheyfets studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Nunes and Kheyfets circle around the center of the cage.
Nunes steps backwards away from Marianna Kheyfets. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kheyfets steps backwards away from Amanda Nunes. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Kheyfets is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Nunes moves forward looking for some action
Marianna Kheyfets struggles a bit before breaking Nunes's attemp of grappling
Quick hook by Amanda Nunes
glances off Kheyfets's arms.
Kheyfets tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Kheyfets fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Amanda Nunes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Amanda Nunes launches a few punches to Kheyfets's cheek from the guard.
Marianna Kheyfets uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Pitty-pat punches from Kheyfets
They're bothering Nunes even though they aren't hurting her.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Kheyfets cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Nunes can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Nunes tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Nunes
Kheyfets moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Nunes
Marianna Kheyfets tries to free her leg
Marianna Kheyfets uses some of her skill by jumping out of Nunes's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Marianna Kheyfets isolates Amanda Nunes's right arm looking for an armbar...
Amanda Nunes manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Marianna Kheyfets lost her dominant position.
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Nunes
She succeeds!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Marianna Kheyfets, but it's close.
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Round 2
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A bunch of leg kicks from Marianna Kheyfets
are bothering her opponent.
Marianna Kheyfets circles around Nunes
Kheyfets moves forward looking for some action
Marianna Kheyfets shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marianna Kheyfets embrace and tries to move away...
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes tries to take Marianna Kheyfets down... Kheyfets stumbles backwards and Amanda Nunes launches a few punches...
Marianna Kheyfets dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Kheyfets tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Marianna Kheyfets locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Amanda Nunes brings Marianna Kheyfets down to the ground and pulls her head out.
Amanda Nunes is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Nunes is in closed guard... Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Amanda Nunes!
Marianna Kheyfets is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Kheyfets goes for an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Nunes's eyes...
Kheyfets is locking that Armbar...
Nunes's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Nunes's eyes...
That Armbar from Marianna Kheyfets appears to be unbreakable
Nunes struggles to free herself
John McCarthy breaks Marianna Kheyfets's lock! This is over! Nunes didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Marianna Kheyfets by Submission (Armbar) at 1:03 Round 2
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 6/17 (35%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 15/20 (75%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 115 s
Decent show. Mainly the Kheyfets show, but it wasn’t un-decent none-the-less.